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| Thread ID: 136707 | 2014-04-04 20:47:00 | Looking for a medication reminder app for oldies | Tony (4941) | PC World Chat |
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| 1371940 | 2014-04-04 20:47:00 | I have some elderly friends who keep forgetting to take their medication. They are not gaga, just have no good sense of time (they've always been like this). I've done a search but all that came up was software for rest homes etc. What I have in mind is something that will run on a tablet and have scheduled medication times entered for each person (which may change from day to day) and beep loudly when it is medicine time. I'm no longer familiar enough with the programming environment for apps to be able to do it myself, but it can't be that hard. It would be nice if the schedule could be set remotely (i.e. by their son who live at a different address.) Anyone know of apps that might do the job? |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1371941 | 2014-04-04 21:04:00 | You could type the info into a text file and save it to desktop and give it a distinctive icon | Greg (193) | ||
| 1371942 | 2014-04-04 21:06:00 | You should be able to easily set that up in any calender/schedualing program that they already have. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1371943 | 2014-04-04 22:18:00 | Greg, Clive: Thanks for the suggestions. The thing is they are both totally tech-ignorant, to a degree you'd find hard to believe. Mind you, they are 89 and 93. I had thought about using an existing calendar program, but I suspect that using it/updating it would be a challenge. It would need to be absolutely simple with no distractions, with something like a wizard to set up the parameters, and a touch interface. To give you an idea of the forgetfulness, I was there this morning, and she thought she hadn't taken her medication, whereas she actually had. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1371944 | 2014-04-05 00:08:00 | Tony given their advanced age it seems unlikely that there is a satisfactory tech solution to the problem. I really think that they need a human being to visit and ensure that the correct medication is given and taken. I do not know what social service is available to them to assist with that but I would suggest investigating the possibilty. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1371945 | 2014-04-05 00:22:00 | They do have a carer visits them in the morning and makes sure they have breakfast etc and gives them their initial doses, and (as of a few days ago at my suggestion) writes on a whiteboard the dose times for the rest of the day. The problem is that they forget to look at the whiteboard. A kitchen timer would do the trick except I can't find one that goes as long as four hours. As I said in the original post they are basically competent, just forgetful, and if they were audibly reminded they would take what is needed and could also reset a timer. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1371946 | 2014-04-05 00:27:00 | Here's a thought - a talking watch available from the Blind Foundation. They're in Awhina House, 4 Maunsell Ave, Parnell, Phone 355 6900. Talking Watch (blindfoundation.org.nz) They can have four preset alarms. Worth while exploring the site, as they have a number of other items that while blind oriented, can be useful for the elderly. :) |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1371947 | 2014-04-05 00:39:00 | Should be any number of alarm/timer programs/apps available for your pc/gadgets . | feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 1371948 | 2014-04-05 02:00:00 | Should be any number of alarm/timer programs/apps available for your pc/gadgets .You are probably right. I just thought I'd see if anyone here had specific ideas. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1371949 | 2014-04-05 02:05:00 | You are probably right. I just thought I'd see if anyone here had specific ideas. Did you miss post #7? |
WalOne (4202) | ||
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